July 15, 2021

$10 million rewards bolster White House anti-ransomware bid

BOSTON — The State Department will offer rewards up to $10 million for information leading to the identification of anyone engaged in foreign state-sanctioned malicious […]
July 15, 2021

Data gaps make it difficult to track racial equity funding

More than a year after the police killing of George Floyd and the avalanche of donations toward racial equity initiatives that followed, the actual gift […]
July 15, 2021

Watching for birds: Audubon groups pledge change, diversity

BOSTON — When Boston socialites Minna Hall and Harriet Hemenway sought to end the slaughter of birds in the name of 19th century high fashion, […]
July 15, 2021

US stocks open lower, pulling further back from records

Stocks are opening broadly lower on Wall Street, pulling major indexes a bit further below the record highs they marked at the beginning of the […]
July 15, 2021

Scallop harvest to decline again this year, but still strong

PORTLAND, Maine — Fishermen are harvesting fewer scallops off the East Coast as the population of the valuable shellfish appears to be on the decline. […]
July 15, 2021

EU likely to decide on Moderna COVID shot for kids next week

AMSTERDAM — A top official at the European Medicines Agency said a decision on whether to recommend that Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine be authorized for children […]
July 15, 2021

The Latest: Cases at 6-month high in Tokyo before Olympics

TOKYO — Coronavirus cases in Tokyo have surged above 1,300 for a six-month high, just one week before the Olympics. There are concerns a dramatic […]
July 15, 2021

US unemployment claims fall to 360,000, a new pandemic low

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits has reached its lowest level since the pandemic struck last year, further evidence that the […]
July 15, 2021

The Latest: US ships 3.2M J&J vaccine doses to Philippines

WASHINGTON — The U.S. is shipping more than 3.2 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines. The White House tells the […]
July 15, 2021

The Latest: Melbourne to lockdown for 5 days from Thursday

MELBOURNE — Australia’s second-largest city will lockdown for five days from Thursday night due to growing COVID-19 clusters. Melbourne’s fifth lockdown of the pandemic will […]